Veterinary serviceEquine exportation

Moving your horse to another country?

The team at Shotter & Byers can arrange several aspects of equine exportation. We work closely with transport companies and international governments departments to arrange these services. We export several hundred horses each year to a variety of locations including USA, Hong Kong, Argentina and mainland Europe.

The Process

The process can be time consuming and will vary from country to country with different rules inside and outside of the EU. Each destination will have specific requirements and plenty of time should be allowed for processing of forms. Some items that you will need to consider are:

We have all been in those high pressure crisis situations where a horse has injured itself or is ill. It is reassuring knowing I can call on the very experienced team at Shotter & Byers to take care of my precious horses. I have found them to always go above and beyond their call of duty. All the vets are very relatable and approachable, providing advice at a level that we as clients can understand.

Chris Burton, Australian Olympic Team Member and International Event Rider

I have used the services of Shotter & Byers since I first started training racehorses in 2001. They offer a superb service, including out of hours and I couldn’t recommend them highly enough.

JIM BOYLE MRCVS, EPSOM FLAT TRAINER

Meet ourTEAM

Alasdair Botting

BVSc MRCVS

Alasdair is an assistant vet on the team at Shotter and Byers, he graduated from Bristol University before completing a surgical and medical equine internship at Reid and Associates, a full service equine hospital and referral centre in South Florida. He was involved in all aspects of equine practice and learned from and worked closely with boarded surgeons and medicine specialists. The clinic was located close to the Winter Equestrian Festival, the Global Dressage Festival and the International Polo Club Palm Beach as well as being surrounded by a huge resident horse population. This time in America provided an opportunity to observe and practice first-class veterinary medicine and surgery. As a result he gained invaluable experience in surgery, medicine, anaestheisa and diagnostic imaging. Alasdair has a wide range of veterinary interests but particularly enjoys medicine, imaging and wound management.